GLORIA
Class CHeavy displacementCruiser/Racer

GLORIA — NOR 14143

Model: Bavaria 40

BavariaJ&J Design

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GLORIA (NOR 14143) is a Bavaria 40 designed by J&J Design and built by Bavaria. She has been racing since 2023. She sails with a larger sail plan than most Bavaria 40s. Against a typical Bavaria 40 she is quicker upwind in light air, and slower on a beam reach and downwind.

GLORIA NOR 14143 - J&J Design - Bavaria

Racing record

1

Race Edge

Bavaria 40: 11

596.6s/mile

Rating 2025

Race Edge by wind strength: how much she delivers beyond her rating, compared with the other boats in her class.

Under 10 kn1
10–16 kn14
Over 16 kn43
GLORIAA typical Bavaria 40How Race Edge works
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Length

12.21 m

40′ 1″

Beam

4.01 m

Draft

1.94 m

Displacement

7.9 t

Sail area

79 m²

On the podium

Where GLORIA finishes when she goes racing.

Not enough data yet for her podiums: we have not found her in a race with six boats or more, measured on handicap.

Regattas

Every regatta we found with GLORIA on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.

  • NorwayFærderseilasen202335

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How GLORIA compares with a typical Bavaria 40

Her main 2025 measurements against the middle of the fleet: one boat per sail number, the latest full-crew configuration with spinnaker, Bavaria 40s measured since 2025.

Above the line she is quicker than a typical Bavaria 40; below, slower. Move the wind: plenty of boats sit on one side in the light and the other when it blows.

True wind
Upwind+0.07 kn
Beam reach-0.16 kn
Broad reach-0.72 kn
Downwind-0.60 kn

Full width is 0.8 kn either way.

At 10 knots she gives away time to a typical Bavaria 40 on the broad reach.

Speed at every angle

GLORIA in blue, a typical Bavaria 40 dashed.

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GLORIA in blue, a typical Bavaria 40 dashed; green marks the closest useful beat and the deepest run worth sailing.

Other Bavaria 40s racing

Every sister ship with results on TackRegatta, the most recently raced first.

More about the Bavaria 40

Speed at every angle, Race Edge, the race record of the whole fleet and how the boats are set up.

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